Le Vaillant Margaux, Barnes Stephen J., Fiorentini Marco L. et Barnes Sarah-Jane. (2018). Platinum-group element and gold contents of arsenide and sulfarsenide minerals associated with Ni and Au deposits in Archean greenstone belts. Mineralogical Magazine, 82, (3), p. 625-647.
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Post-magmatic alteration of certain magmatic Ni sulfide ores in Western Australia, the Miitel deposit and the Sarah's Find prospect, produced Ni–As–PGE haloes around massive sulfides. A study of the composition of arsenide grains from these hydrothermal haloes, along with arsenides from various magmatic and hydrothermal mineralized environments in other localities, was conducted in order to compare their composition, and assess their potential use as indicator minerals for exploration vectoring, as well as to gain knowledge on their crystallization history. Concentrations in trace elements such as platinum-group elements (PGEs), Au and other metals was obtained by laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy analyses. Results show that variations in PGEs and Au compositions can be related to the magmatic vs. hydrothermal origin of the grains; and to their provenance from deposits enriched in either Ni, Au or both. Magmatic NiCoFe sulfarsenides have strongly correlated, high IPGE (Os, Ir, Ru, Rh) contents up to 100 ppm Ir, compared with maximum values in hydrothermal sulfarsenides of ~1 ppm. Gold in hydrothermal sulfarsenides from Au-mineralized ultramafic rocks extends up to 500 ppm, with typical values of 3–30 ppm; similar values are also found in nickeline (also called niccolite). These results suggest that nickel arsenides could potentially be used as indicator minerals for nickel and gold exploration. Trace-element contents of arsenide grains in shear zones could be used to deduce the presence of Ni or Au mineralization upstream in the fluid pathway.
Type de document: | Article publié dans une revue avec comité d'évaluation |
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Volume: | 82 |
Numéro: | 3 |
Pages: | p. 625-647 |
Version évaluée par les pairs: | Oui |
Date: | Juin 2018 |
Sujets: | Sciences naturelles et génie > Sciences naturelles > Sciences de la terre (géologie, géographie) |
Département, module, service et unité de recherche: | Départements et modules > Département des sciences appliquées > Unité d'enseignement en sciences de la Terre |
Mots-clés: | platinum-group element, gold, nickel arsenide, sulfarsenide, Archean greenstone belts |
Déposé le: | 02 avr. 2019 01:35 |
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Dernière modification: | 10 févr. 2023 19:30 |
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